Souls on Fire: Portraits and Legends of Hasidic Masters

I have decided to write a review about this book, even though I am forever reading it. In fact, this is probably going to be the case for a very long time. This book serves as one of the many windows into the soul of mystical world of hasidic Judaism, of Baal Shem Tov, of great mystical Jewish masters. One can read the whole book from top to bottom, which is certainly possible as the book is...more

I have decided to write a review about this book, even though I am forever reading it. In fact, this is probably going to be the case for a very long time. This book serves as one of the many windows into the soul of mystical world of hasidic Judaism, of Baal Shem Tov, of great mystical Jewish masters. One can read the whole book from top to bottom, which is certainly possible as the book is actually a very read. Alternatively one can dwell on a particular hasidic story for awhile before moving on, like dancing randomly in a botanic garden, sampling the flavour of a flower as you go along. I will never quite finish this book, that is to my heart's content.   hide